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Old May 23rd 2017, 11:20 am
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Originally Posted by Pulaski
Isn't that how beer works?
That's why we invented Cider.

So that people with taste buds could get pissed.
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Old May 23rd 2017, 11:21 am
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You're just agreeing because you like standing in an alley with a cooler.
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Old May 23rd 2017, 11:32 am
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You're just agreeing because you like standing in an alley with a cooler.
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Old May 23rd 2017, 12:01 pm
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Originally Posted by Lanyu
That's interesting that maybe why they didn't carry the birtish stuff?? here they are 2 separate shops and WFM sell British stuff year round but the xmas stuff is seasonal. BBB is home electrical no food.

Kroger/Harris Teeter has a lot of stuff. They carry Birds custard, Maltesers, digestives, Hob Nobs, Aero bars. I bought some Hobnobs on close outs when the price was more reasonable (when they changed from box's to the more authentic plastic wrap)

I bought Ritta Sport chocolate mail order won't do it again though ate to much to quickly and put a lot of weight on in those first few 3-6 months of being here.

Lidl is good for biscuits especially chocolate mint (although they call them cookies) We don't have it here but got some whilst in Tyler TX



I didn't actually think that I would be craving British foodstuff as I would be so wrapped up enjoying local delicacies but there isn't really anything around here other than Pecan Pie.
BBB is really a home goods store but some of the them have these world markets enclosed within them. I was surprised to find it when we moved. It's possible the store was simply out of the candies since they had many different biscuits from UK.

Other good places to get English candy (Dairy Milk imported from UK) are Indian markets and Chinese markets (Hong Kong goods). I get Bourbon Biscuits in my Chinese grocery to make Nigella's Grasshopper Pie.
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Old May 23rd 2017, 12:05 pm
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Originally Posted by tom169
Me too. I have 4 boxes in the cupboard.
I bought some Ginger Nuts at my Indian grocer yesterday and was shocked: they are no longer shaped like nuts but more like Ginger Snaps. Quel Surprize.
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Old May 23rd 2017, 12:15 pm
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Originally Posted by NYer
I bought some Ginger Nuts at my Indian grocer yesterday and was shocked: they are no longer shaped like nuts but more like Ginger Snaps. .
What shape is a "nut"?

McVitie's Gingernuts have been round, biscuit-shaped and biscuit-thick since at least the 1980's. McVitie's Gingernuts have a smaller diameter than Sainsbury's Gingersnaps.
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Originally Posted by Nutek
That's why we invented Cider. .....

So that people with taste buds could get pissed.
I thought it was for lightweights who weren't willing to put in the hard work.

Making the progression: shandy -> sweet cider -> dry cider -> lager -> bitter -> ale -> Trappist beer -> American IPA -> Imperial IPA has taken half-a-lifetime of hard work!

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Originally Posted by Pulaski
I thought it was for lightweights who weren't willing to put in the hard work.

Making the progression: shandy -> sweet cider -> dry cider -> lager -> bitter -> ale -> Trappist beer -> American IPA -> Imperial IPA has taken half a lifetime of hard work!
Everything after "Lager" is a futile waste of good drinking time.

Real connoisseurs will stop at dry cider and just get rat arsed anyhow.
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Originally Posted by NYer
I bought some Ginger Nuts at my Indian grocer yesterday and was shocked: they are no longer shaped like nuts but more like Ginger Snaps. Quel Surprize.
If buying ginger nuts here they have to be McVities those ginger snaps in Walmart etc are to soft!

I wish there was somewhere that sold bourbon creams locally here those were my favourite. I might be lucky to find some on our next road trip.
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Originally Posted by Lanyu
I didn't actually think that I would be craving British foodstuff as I would be so wrapped up enjoying local delicacies but there isn't really anything around here other than Pecan Pie.

Have you tried Chess Pie or Ice Box Cakes? They are not overly sweet. Not what I'm use to being from NY but a nice alternative to some of the bakery items I miss from back home.
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Originally Posted by Pulaski
What shape is a "nut"?

McVitie's Gingernuts have been round, biscuit-shaped and biscuit-thick since at least the 1980's. McVitie's Gingernuts have a smaller diameter than Sainsbury's Gingersnaps.
It's shaped like a nut.
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Old May 23rd 2017, 6:48 pm
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Originally Posted by NYer
It's shaped like a nut.
I have never seen, or prior to today heard of, a ginger nut that is anything other than a flat round biscuit.

In any case nuts come in different shapes including coconuts, Brazil nuts, walnuts, hazelnuts, peanuts, and hexagonal nuts with a hole in the centre.
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Lorna Doone bikkys are a reasonable choice.
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Originally Posted by Pulaski
I have never seen, or prior to today heard of, a ginger nut that is anything other than a flat round biscuit.

In any case nuts come in different shapes including coconuts, Brazil nuts, walnuts, hazelnuts, peanuts, and hexagonal nuts with a hole in the centre.
Don't forget the dough/do variety of nut. The ginger nuts might be a harder version of the donut holes.
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Don't forget the dough/do variety of nut. The ginger nuts might be a harder version of the donut holes. ....
And wingnuts.
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